...Mungkin sudah demikian SERBA SALAH - NYA....... On 7 October 2016 at 12:29, Yoseph T Taher [email protected] [GELORA45] < [email protected]> wrote:
> > > > *Heh......heh......Tentara kan nggak pernah > salah.......heh.......heh........!* > > > > ------ Original Message ------ > From: "'Sunny' [email protected] [GELORA45]" <[email protected]> > To: > Sent: Friday, 7 Oct, 2016 At 8:08 PM > Subject: [GELORA45] FM dismisses ‘pretty diplomat’ furor + Listening to > the Pacific beat on Papua > > > > > > > > *RI telah menandatangani dan meratifikasi berbagai konvensi > internasional, misalnya* : “*Convention against Torture and Other > Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment”,** sekalipun > demikian tidak berubah perlakuan TNI dan Polri, teristimewa di Papua dan > Maluku**. Ini yang dikatakan oleh wakil Salomon di sidang umum PBB pada > first reply : > http://webtv.un.org/search/solomon-islands-first-right-of-reply-/5141621665001?term=Iran,%20right%20of%20reply > <http://webtv.un.org/search/solomon-islands-first-right-of-reply-/5141621665001?term=Iran,%20right%20of%20reply>* > > > http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2016/10/01/fm-dismisses- > pretty-diplomat-furor.html > > FM dismisses ‘pretty diplomat’ furor > > - > > > The Jakarta Post > > | Sat, October 1 2016 | 09:33 am > *Nara Masista Rakhmatia* - Tribunnews.com > > The Foreign Ministry on Thursday brushed off concerns that Indonesia had > insulted no fewer than six Pacific Island heads of state, following a > viral video of a junior diplomat trashing their allegations of human > rights violations in Papua and West Papua during the recent UN General > Assembly (UNGA). > > Social media users this week have been agog over the UNGA session where > Nara Masista Rakhmatia, the second secretary at Indonesia’s permanent > mission to the UN, responded to last Saturday’s speeches of the heads of > state of Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Nauru, Marshall Islands, Tuvalu and > Tonga. > > “Nara was speaking using the right of reply on Saturday [Sept. 24], which > was after the heads of state had finished giving their statements. She > didn’t speak during the session of the heads of state,” ministry spokesman > Arrmanatha Nasir said. > > The 71st UNGA was held in New York from Sept. 19 to 29. > > Many viewers of the video of the “pretty young diplomat”, viewed almost > 200,000 times on Youtube as of Friday afternoon, praised Nara’s response, > saying it had “checkmated” or “crushed” the heads of state. > > Among other things, the Indonesian diplomat said criticism against > Indonesia amounted to “interference” and encouraged separatism in the two > provinces. > > However, others questioned why the ministry had assigned a lower-ranking > diplomat to respond to the heads of state, which could be interpreted as a > deliberate insult to them and their countries. > > Furthermore, reports on Friday said Nara was drawing fury from > “separatists”, who cited repeated and unresolved human rights violations > against residents of Papua and West Papua. > > Evi Fitriani, a lecturer of international law at the University of > Indonesia (UI), said Indonesia had not violated any convention, “but > diplomatically there is this rule of reciprocity, that if a head of state > says something, the response shall come from another head of state” or at > least from a high-ranking official. > > She added it was legally acceptable, “but not diplomatically appropriate” > for Indonesia to have the second secretary deliver the responding > statement. > > Arrmanatha said Nara’s response was “Indonesia’s position, which has been > discussed thoroughly” within the ministry. “It doesn’t matter who says it. > Whoever conveys the message, it is still Indonesia’s position,” he said. > > For the country’s diplomats, he added, “the unitary state of the > Indonesian Republic is a fixed price” where interference in Indonesia’s > sovereignty and separatism is unacceptable. > > Hikmahanto Juwana, another international law expert, said it was normal > for Nara, as a diplomat in the Indonesian delegation, to convey the reply. > “It was an Indonesian voice,” he said on Friday. > > On Monday, Australia’s state broadcaster ABC quoted Solomon Islands Prime > Minister Manasseh Sogavare as saying at the UN General Assembly, “Human > rights violations in West Papua and the pursuit for self-determination of > West Papua [Papua] are two sides of the same coin.” > > “Many reports on human rights violations in West Papua emphasize the > inherent corroboration between the right to self-determination that > results in direct violation of human rights by Indonesia and its attempts > to smother any form of opposition.” > > Nara said such criticism “only reaffirmed the persistent violation of […] > the UN Charter by blatantly interfering in the internal affairs of other > states, violating the sovereignty and territorial integrity of other > nations.” > > The Indonesian government has previously said it is examining 22 cases of > alleged human rights violations in Papua, three of which it hopes to > complete by the end of this year. > > Critics say the government persistently approaches issues relating to > Papua with policies that rely heavily on doling out money while ignoring > human rights abuses. > > The alleged failure of Papua’s special autonomy has given rise to > attempts to support independence movements, particularly from Pacific > nations. *(vny)* > > *++++* > > http://www.thejakartapost.com/academia/2016/09/29/listening- > to-the-pacific-beat-on-papua.html > Listening to the Pacific beat on Papua > > - > Budi Hernawan > > Jakarta | Thu, September 29 2016 | 08:07 am > [image: Listening to the Pacific beat on Papua] > Defiance: A Papuan activist shouts slogans during a demonstration to > commemorate the West Papuan declaration of independence from Dutch rule in > Jakarta on Dec. 1, 2015. The Police fired tear gas to disperse more than > 100 Papuan protesters during the rally.(JP/DMR) > > In an unprecedented move, seven UN member states from the Pacific raised > their concerted voices on Papua during the prestigious 71st session of the > UN General Assembly in New York this week. > > Nauru started the intervention by highlighting the issue of human rights > violations in Papua, followed by a newcomer in the discourse of Papua: the > Marshall Islands. > > Vanuatu, Tuvalu and the Solomon Islands followed suit and went one step > further by specifically highlighting the issue of the right to > self-determination for Papuans. Tonga emphasised the gravity of the > problem and Palau, another novice, called for constructive dialogue with > Indonesia to solve the Papua issue. > > This was a historic moment for us as we have never had such unified > high-profile intervention when it comes to the issue of Papua at the UN. > Perhaps the only lone ranger used to be Vanuatu, which tried to break the > silence of the UN fora. > > This week’s debate at the UN General Assembly might remind us of a > similar but much more colorful debate on Papua at the assembly in 1969, > when the forum decided to close the chapter on Papua by accepting the > result of the Act of Free Choice. > > If in 1969 some African countries expressed opposition to the assembly’s > decision to adopt the result of the 1969 Act of Free Choice for Papuans, > today the Pacific nations are taking the lead. > > Indonesia’s response, however, was highly predictable. Repeating the > slogan of territorial integrity and sovereignty, the government’s response > unfortunately does not provide us with facts and evidence of the > improvement in the human rights situation in Papua. > > It may be remembered that President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo promised to > solve the killing of four high-school students in Paniai on Dec. 8, 2014. > The investigation into the case has been delayed for almost two years and > we have not seen much progress. > > The families of the victims recall that at least eight government > institutions sent their respective fact-finding team to interview victims > on the ground and personnel of the Army, the Papua Police, the National > Police, the Air Force, the Papua Legislative Council, the Witness and > Victim Protection Agency (LPSK), the Office of Coordinating Security, > Political and Legal Affairs Minister, the National Commission on Human > Rights (Komnas HAM). None of these teams, however, has ever published > their report for public consumption. > > Similarly, the dossiers on the Wasior killings of 2001 and the Wamena > case of 2003 have been pending for more than a decade at the Attorney > General once Komnas HAM finished its investigation. These were not > ordinary crimes but crimes against humanity, one of the most serious > crimes punishable by Indonesian and international law. Unfortunately, both > Komnas HAM and the Attorney General’s Office have argued over evidence and > procedure for years. > > Komnas HAM insists that it has provided conclusive evidence and has > followed proper procedure. On the other hand, the Attorney General’s > Office has argued that Komnas HAM has not met the requirement of a > pro-justice investigation as investigators did not take an oath as required > by the Criminal Law Procedures Code. Both institutions have overlooked the > fact that victims continue to suffer. > > Memories are still fresh on the surge in the arrests of Papuan youth when > they took to the streets to express their opinions in public despite a > constitutional guarantee of the right to do so. > > The Jakarta Legal Aid Institute (LBH Jakarta) documented that at least > 4,587 individuals, men and women, were arrested by the police for > expressing their political views in 13 cities, namely Dekai, Fakfak, > Jakarta, Jayapura, Kaimana, Makassar, Malang, Manado Manokwari, Merauke, > Sentani, Wamena and Yogyakarta. > > While most of the arrestees were released within 24 hours, the deployment > of police in 13 jurisdictions across the country would not have been > possible without the blessing of the National Police top brass. > > While we were grappling with human rights conditions in Papua, we were > shocked by the President’s decision to appoint Gen. (ret) Wiranto as the > coordinating political, legal and security affairs minister. > > In February 2003, the UN-sponsored Special Panels for Serious Crimes of > the Dili District Court, Timor Leste, indicted Gen. Wiranto, then the > Indonesian defense and security minister and Indonesian Armed Forces > (ABRI) commander for crimes against humanity in connection with the events > in Timor Leste in 1999. > > As we were yet to recover from the President’s unfathomable choice, we > were presented with another unprecedented decision when the Indonesian > Military TNI chief named Maj. Gen. Hartomo to lead the military’s > Strategic Intelligence Agency (BAIS). > > Hartomo was the commander of the Army’s Special Forces (Kopassus) > Tribuana X unit assigned to Papua when Theys Eluay was murdered. Hartomo > and six other Kopassus officers were charged with Theys’ murder on > National Heroes Day in 2001. He and his team were found guilty and > sentenced to three years in prison by the Surabaya Military Court and > discharged from the Army. > > These all are simple facts that tell us the way our government commits to > human rights in Papua and elsewhere, which the Indonesian delegation to > the UN General Assembly describes as “robust and active”. > ______________________________ > > *The writer, who obtained his PhD from the Australian National > University, lectures in international relations at the Paramadina Graduate > School of Diplomacy, Jakarta.* > > > > > > >
